New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-26
MISS ErHEL SpnlGrrS Sr4cErIlN&

F,o. an lll,1l,.c u ~, Wa.Alaa,.n sr-das ea..n,.

DAUGHTER OF \ CHIrF-JrSr
From an nd>Ip,r hi m, Huntington St'.d1g raIs'r.
/" Does your mother approve Of this stcpl "
on We, III" makes no objection she soc. tlnt am
determined ana She has not any time absolutely THE
yioirrtly object 10 Inv dne ipor the sigc but do not
need their objection. | have met MANY actors and
mos, Of them have advised me not - upon the stdse
On account ~ the hrih~ which viii he coEpc Ell 10
them that realize thai must work hard and am pre-,
pared to 10 ~ ia order 10 succeed Mr. Mccullough once
rause lie ddnO, think that hal 'acu-io after al
eci'c TO Him lie pad me extremely delicate compii-
"eni IN -! lns thai tho poem which had tcciel had
rev alcd 10 him rev moanug-hut hcrau-c ~ tho
'ru-se iia would have 10 maze before could gam q
What other actors actresses have you talked
with p"
Madame Nodje-ka. Lawrence Barrett. John r ia
nond, Robert downing and Henry Irving A. have
hcu!ue OF their profession. llej have all told me mat
lland the rero,ni,l,a ~ me pubr r. / perscvrrei
when DO you .a'aid {" nase your debut"
81 shall not make any d-hpt IN he sense that The
,ttge does | convinced nat tie only true 10
eroe an actress IS 10 coinsace AZ ihe 'crr ios' e. 10"
suloriuato pc.riJn IN a frs class conptny >,d
work nv way ny Ia tlc meantime have been study
" the literature may az OF the profession Trcre Is
iardly play Of Shakespeare, lhAi real AMI
.iuiiel don't mean vita rcsati to any part cIlAr
character hrt comprehend tn, al scope q the
play and the Aton- o. the characters each other
$50 realize 81 order obo slArct % s.anl the strain
which 80 rroe,, 'u Nil irnAn m 49, possess goo
phv'lgue. an ~ke ste4' de-i ~ oIt!oor and mus
ruar c.crH-e. rae r,r'acS great .rli AMI have
earned 10 fsacc and 10 swing Indian 'iun, nd to DO
many other gyua>,'lc icats w"ult Ike u possible ~
.Pcnd "a a. the Pans '"n-,ivatcire where I could
lave he Of the in-irG,icns of 'oqu'iin You
seq was educated In Europe Hnd ala quite familiar
With Paris aud the French style Of tcting DO roh Know
elective"
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,hinkl'
d" SAY at prc-ent. mill mother return.
rom Europe p'ci;ns her 10y every steamer.
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; q
,our icieruin ttion q to gsing upO1 the siIco r.
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realize an - Tho u'cqucnce- = a." s'cp thins. au
am prepared - accept fhr burden OF ihr Work thai viii
81. upon may upon tine stage tins coun
~. hu' my make my nr-t venture H England where
ave cool uany friends. ~ has also NV mohcf. And
g. Irving toll that whenever decided t. take the
strp u" would al io 4s-i-t~ncc hi power"
WOrn You have had yonr e.pc"rnos IN" stock com
Tnai I'm" ~ characters have marked ont fOr Yodr
iutni- career I"
81 shall be trLgelienne. taking al tho range o.
-hRF 'SrHr-s female characters. DO yon know char
ctrr IA shakespeare that have the Greatest anoien To
play u mat Oi I"dY N6'b'hi snaly ac'ir-'c' wal
mil they hecome slightly p,..e AMI nave ccl'.
hey essay the role % Ld1g lfdcb a. bui ny idoa OF
Ier j. vastly different from that believe that SHE
mad far woanly oh srIcteTistic, than usually
'utbutci to her thAt sno ""i Tar hofS personally
attractive than -hc Is usually considered 10 be.
and taat she acquired and retained her hold upon
We, nolr ny nef fonihne Qualities tnin hy the ma,
cuinc foicc of wilig which D., usually represented
Then. of rhakcsP'arcs ohor Characters hops 10 p!Ay
"os ""d Iio a. H,air'cc Jatf Ohr a. D'sd'"""a aud
the rcst BESIDES these. leOk forward 10 psYrg J1a.
in Tue liunchbacs.' aud IUJinDf Oi cDur.e. tLrso
will ever I've realized VIII toe aO!o to judge OF ny
dramatic company and upsn the professional ,tH,e A.
say have been very sHcrc'sru IN recitation" l-veu
me rrcitc have romplncntcd me on ~ Work ah haro
predicted that would succeed knox tai feel what
rectc II /, tho repetition u the words. ne
Use OF certain enpa,i, aud gesture bn ZEE. no Ian
gnAge which nttsr and snir1ypr TO turp~ myself en-
'fely Int tho spirit II Inc recitation know nave ~
,tn IL" sax dn'.hG @ co,I,I,lx c,la",td for
limit nlu nnlv naI.e 1T ff